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A techno-optimist’s vision for the future, plausible tomorrows for 2035-2049 driven by AI and climate tech. This video also appears on TED.

As a technology optimist I like to say, “what can be imagined technologically reasonably can be invented” is more true than not and more a…

This post also appears on TIME. I’ve seen technology reshape our world repeatedly. Previous technology platforms amplified human capabilities but didn’t fundamentally alter the essence…

This op-ed can also be found in the Financial Times Imagine a world that operates by public transport in which your ride arrives the moment you…

In this episode of In Good Company, Vinod Khosla shares insights on investing in transformative technologies, embracing bold risks, and the future of AI, robotics,…

This is the summarized version of AI: Dystopia or Utopia? (3,150 words). The full version (13,150 words) can be found here. I’ve seen technology reshape…

This is the full version of AI: Dystopia or Utopia? (13,150 words). A summarized version (3,150 words) can be found here. 1. Introduction For four…

In this episode of TechSurge’s The Deep Tech Podcast, Vinod Khosla joins host Michael Marks to discuss AI’s future, tech cycles, working with founders, and…

In a fireside chat led by Berkeley SkyDeck’s Executive Director, Caroline Winnett, Vinod discusses his path from co-founding Sun Microsystems to founding Khosla Ventures.

“Can we stay on strawberries for a minute?” Vinod Khosla asked me. About halfway into our hour-long conversation with Vinod Khosla on “More or Less” this…

Part I: The founder of Sun Microsystems and “venture assistant” Vinod Khosla talks about his childhood, early inspirations, and the making of a legendary entrepreneur.…

Vinod shares his predictions on how technology will shape the future and the crucial role entrepreneurs will play.

Vinod Khosla joined Bloomberg’s Emily Chang onstage at Bloomberg Tech Summit to discuss his views on the global race in AI.

Erik Torenberg interviews Vinod Khosla about the Khosla Ventures forward-thinking strategy, their investment thesis in AI, and what sets their “venture assistance” approach apart from…

This op-ed can also be found in the Financial Times The US House of Representatives in March overwhelmingly passed a bill to force divestiture of…

Vinod Khosla joins Stephen Ibaraki in an ACM fireside chat to discuss how recent years have shaped his views on societal reinvention, where true innovation…

Vinod joins Preet Bharara for an episode of Stay Tuned, where they discuss Vinod’s predictions, entrepreneurship and future of AI. Listen to the podcast here.

This article can also be found on Om. A few days ago, Vinod Khosla got into a war of words with Marc Andreessen. Or was…

Vinod Khosla offers a high-level perspective on AI and this pivotal moment in history, contrasting it with past technological shifts, in this featured session at…

There’s a lot of buzz about “AI hardware” and “gadgets.” I want to discard these terms. They’re misleading. What you call gadgets or hardware, I see…

In this episode of Venture Unlocked, Samir Kaul and Samir Kaji discuss the evolution of venture capital, investing in high conviction trends, building a team…

He foresaw the internet, AI and climate-tech revolutions, bet early (and big) on OpenAI, and is about to raise a record $3 billion for Khosla…

Vinod Khosla joins Eric Newcomer onstage at the Cerebral Valley AI Summit in San Francisco to chat about AI, his views on existential risk and…

This article can also be found on Millennium Technology Prize. In the innovation landscape, there is a crucial distinction between innovations that merely generate revenue…

I was the first venture investor in OpenAI. The weekend drama illustrated my contention that the wrong boards can damage companies. Fancy titles like “Director of Strategy…

Vinod joins Aarthi and Sriram to share his views on AI, nuclear energy, the Manhattan Project and more.

In this episode, Danny Fortson of the Sunday Times hosts Vinod Khosla to discuss AI’s impact compared to past innovations, the Manhattan Project, UBI, and…

This post also appears on Medium. Copyright Infringement in AI Training To best think about the copyright issues in AI training, we should focus on output…

Vinod Khosla sits down with Adobe’s Ely Greenfield to discuss AI’s evolution and the future of creativity.

Vinod Khosla was one of the first investors in OpenAI. The Khosla Ventures founder shares his thoughts on the current state of venture investments, America’s…

Vinod joins David Sacks, Chamath Palihapitiya, David Friedberg and Jason Calacanis at the All-In Summit to discuss AI, the state of venture and more.  

This post also appears on Medium. The nation that emerges as the leader in technology, particularly in AI, in the coming two decades, will be in…

In this episode of 20VC, Vinod and Harry Stebbings discuss the state of AI, the future of healthcare, solving income equality and more. Listen to…

After Kara and Nayeema discuss Senators Warren and Graham’s unlikely alliance on tech regulation, we turn to today’s guest: longtime venture capitalist Vinod Khosla. We…

Samir Kaul joins Nick Moran in this episode of The Full Ratchet: Cutting the 1st and Largest Check into OpenAI; Assessing Generative AI Moats, Monopolies,…

Silicon Valley Veteran Vinod Khosla joins the Moneycontrol Startup Conclave with some advice that only an ace like him can give, says ‘I haven’t seen…

Vinod takes an optimistic look back from the future at our CEO Summit.

Keith Rabois sits down with Samir Kaul to share some of the most valuable lessons he has learned from five bosses: Peter Thiel, Reid Hoffman,…

In this talk, Vinod focuses on the transformative potential of AI and the pivotal role it will play in shaping the future.

At nearly 70, Vinod Khosla is an elder statesman in Silicon Valley but he’s been on top of the most cutting-edge trends, including artificial intelligence.…

Vinod Khosla joins Upfront Partner Kevin Zhang at Upfront Summit 2023 to share his philosophy on venture assistance, reinventing societal infrastructure with technology and more.

You might call Ethan Mollick a man obsessed. And he probably wouldn’t mind. Because Mollick – a high-profile professor at The Wharton School – is…

On the premiere episode of “Instigators of Change,” we talk with venture capitalist Vinod Khosla about what to watch for – and what to watch…

On the premiere episode of “Instigators of Change,” we talk with venture capitalist Vinod Khosla about what to watch for – and what to watch…

When Jeff Wilke left Amazon in 2021, where – since 2016 – he had served as CEO of Amazon Worldwide Consumer, his next chapter could…

Financial markets have been up and down enough to make anyone seasick. And if you’re starting a company – or investing in one – it’s…

Last week should have been all about the midterm elections, and yet the attention of the technology, banking and retail worlds were instead all riveted…

The venture capitalist wants new technologies to compete without subsidies. Read the full article here.

The storied venture capitalist isn’t afraid to say whatever he wants and he says he wants to keep working for another 20 years — health…

This post also appears in the Financial Times. As the US and China rivalry intensifies, Vinod Khosla argues breakthrough technologies – especially in AI and…

Sebastian Mallaby, author of The Power Law, sits down with Vinod Khosla to discuss venture capital and the outsized role it plays in todays society.

Bob Mumgaard, CEO of Commonwealth Fusion, sits down with Vinod Khosla to discuss fusion – both where we are today and the progress he expects…

Vinod Khosla, Khosla Ventures founder, talks about investing in green technology, the future of venture capital returns and how to be a successful investor. He…

Vinod Khosla gives a whirlwind tour of the many companies in our portfolio that are inventing the future and getting to the impossible.

Vinod Khosla shares why the ups and downs of a volatile market are less relevant when investing in venture capital. Read the full article here.

Stephen Dubner discusses venture capital and its effects on the American economy in this episode of Freakonomics. As one of the guests’ in this episode,…

This post also appears on Medium. 12–15 entrepreneurs, driven by entrepreneurial energy and passion for a vision, and a little bit of luck, could change…

Sid Sijbrandij, CEO and Co-founder of GitLab, discusses the power of distributed teams and remote work. To work more asynchronously without losing effectiveness, Sid addresses…

From reinventing health insurance and creating human organs to making space accessible and using AI to evaluate a person’s ability, Vinod Khosla provides an overview…

Vinod Khosla and Sam Altman discuss the ideas and entrepreneurial mindset needed to build ambitious and significant companies.

This post also appears on Hackernoon. Artificial intelligence, AI, has grabbed headlines, hype, and even consternation at the beast we are unleashing. Every powerful technology can…

Vinod Khosla talks robots, clean tech investing, entrepreneurship and more with Emily Chang.

Healthcare has a radical opportunity to reinvent itself.  Healthcare today often results in suboptimal patient outcomes despite doctors doing the best they can within the…

This post also appears on Medium. Critical Thinking, Knowledge basics and the Scientific Process First — Humanities Later If luck favors the prepared mind, as…

In this talk, Erik Brynjolsson, author of The Second Machine Age, discusses how technology will force economic disruption and hypothesizes what the future may look…

In this talk, hear from Vinod Khosla during the Roanak Desai Memorial View From The Top talk at Stanford Graduate School of Business on the…

In this post, Vinod Khosla foresees machine learning to cause the next technology revolution and it may come with some economic consequences. This post also…

Larry Page and Sergey Brin sit down with Vinod Khosla to discuss a wide range of topics including the acquisition that never was, why computers…

Margaret Heffernan author of “Willful Blindness: Why We Ignore the Obvious at our Peril,” discusses why it’s critical for leaders and organizations to cultivate a…

“Silicon Valley is not a place but a state of mind.” – Vinod Khosla In this talk, Vinod will speak about the ways in which he’s…

This article also has been published by The New York Times. Vinod Khosla is the founder of Khosla Ventures, a venture capital firm started in…

“Google’s greatest strength may be the luxury of failure” – WSJ, 5/17/2013 In this talk, listen to Vinod talk about how to use failure as a…

Robert Burton, neuroscientist and Author of “On Being Certain: Believing You Are Right Even When You’re Not” on how confidence, and overconfidence, impact the daily…

In this video, hear from Vinod Khosla as he discusses why failure leads to success.  

In this deck, Vinod Khosla shares his views on the future of mobile. 

This presentation takes you on the “entrepreneurial rollercoaster” — uncovering some of the necessary steps and factors to consider when jumping into a new endeavor.

This article also appears in Red Herring.

Here is the original business plan for Sun Microsystems written in 1982.